Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Consumption of Liquor
14. Drunkenness in public places, etc.
Feedback & supportSubject to section 16, an individual who is drunk and incapable of taking care of himself or herself in any public place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
public place
“public place” means —(a)any premises to which members of the public or a section of the public have access as of right or by virtue of any express or implied permission, whether or not on payment of a fee and whether or not access to the premises may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes, and whether or not it is an approved place within the meaning of the Public Entertainments Act 1958; or(b)a part of any premises that the occupier of the premises allows members of the public to enter, but only while that part is ordinarily open to members of the public;
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both; and
where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
Subject to section 16, whoever, while drunk —
appears in any public place, or in any premises which it is a trespass for the individual to enter; and
there conducts himself or herself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and
where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Any police officer or approved person may at any time —
approved person
“approved person” means an approved person appointed under section 3(2)(a);
direct any specified individual to leave the public place or premises where the individual is found, including the vicinity of the public place or premises; and
dispose of any liquor in the individual’s possession (whether or not the individual was found drinking the liquor).
Subject to section 16, an individual who fails to comply with a direction referred to in subsection (3)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and
where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
In this section, a specified individual is —
an individual reasonably suspected of committing an offence under subsection (1) or (2); or
an individual who —
has consumed or is consuming liquor;
appears in any public place, or in any premises which it is a trespass for the individual to enter; and
there conducts himself or herself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person.
In this section, an individual is drunk if —
the individual’s speech, balance, coordination or behaviour is noticeably affected; and
it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that the affected speech, balance, coordination or behaviour is the result of the consumption of liquor.